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The criminal investigation team also found a blood-stained sack in a pit in the nearby woods.It seemed that this should be the tool for transporting the corpses.
The captain and the others had left,and only Michael Chen and Lily Thompson were left in this deserted village to continue the investigation,to see if we could find the murderer or any clues about the murderer.
It was still afternoon and it wasn't dark yet.We came to the deserted village.Looking at the long-unseen houses in front of us,I let out a long sigh.
I took out the key and opened the old rural house that I hadn't been back to for more than ten years.As soon as the door opened,a cloud of dust rushed towards us.
The yard was full of fallen leaves.Just as I walked into the yard,Lily Thompson,who was observing the photos of the crime scene,suddenly said,"Michael Chen,are there only elderly people in your village?"
"Yes.There used to be many young people,but unfortunately,most of them left around my father's generation.After all,this place is close to the county town.Why would young people come back here when they can stay in the county town?"
I said while walking into the yard.
The familiar yard brought back many beautiful memories of my past.The bench under the eaves was the place where my grandfather liked to stay the most.Now,things had changed and the people were different.The bench was still there,but that old man who used to fan the wind and drive away mosquitoes for me in the summer was no longer there.
I tidied up the two rooms.We would probably have to stay here for the next three days.
Lily Thompson was checking the clues on the computer,while I started to search for clues near the crime scene.
There were usually no people coming in or out of the village,not to mention surveillance cameras.The tunnel where the crime occurred was located in the woods outside the village.
It was impossible to murder so many people all in the tunnel.Moreover,with the appearance of the blood-stained sack,it meant that the tunnel was just a place to dump the bodies,not the first crime scene.
And there were no dragging marks near the bamboo forest,nor were there any transportation marks of tricycles or other things.The most likely situation was that someone carried the bodies here one by one after dealing with them.
The team had made a conclusion that the time of death of these people was almost the same.It was speculated that the time of the crime should be the night three days ago.It was really hard for me to imagine how the murderer managed to kill more than twenty people quietly in one night.
Suddenly,I noticed a pair of footprints covered by leaves,one in front and one behind.
Size 41 shoes.It seemed to be the sole of a man's shoe,and the front and back were of different depths.This meant that the person who left the footprints was likely to be a lame person.
A lame person...
My mind was racing.I remembered that there were indeed a few lame people in the village.
Old Mr.Johnson?
No,it wasn't him.He was one of the victims this time.
To be able to move and kill so many people in one night,the person should be a young and strong man.All the lame old people in the village could be excluded.
In that case,there was only one person left.There was a mentally ill person in the village who was about the same age as me.His name was David Brown.He was a lame man and also a mute.He had a mental breakdown after being shocked when he was a child.
And it was also strange that he wasn't in the village,and he wasn't among the victims either.With his situation,it was almost impossible for him to leave the village.
How could a mentally ill person without parents and no one to take care of him leave the county town?
I stood up and made up my mind.The first step now was to find out where David Brown was.
I had a hunch that there must be extremely useful clues for our investigation of this case with David Brown,and he might even be the murderer.
For a moment,I couldn't believe my speculation.David Brown was my childhood playmate.He was a dark-skinned,honest and chubby little boy.Although he was a bit silly,he was very kind.When we were children,he wouldn't even step on an ant.
I couldn't let my personal impression affect the case.I was a people's police officer.I should base myself on reality.The current findings pointed to David Brown as the suspect.
I couldn't bring my personal feelings into the case.Maybe after all these years,that kind and honest little boy had already changed.
David Brown's house wasn't in the village,but beside a graveyard near the village.When the team was making inquiries and investigations before,they really overlooked this place.
I went to the door of David Brown's house according to my memory and found that the door of his house was wide open and not closed.
